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What do you think the phrase “Unproductive Funk” means to Robert Pollard? Does it mean that he sometimes goes an entire morning without writing any scratchy power-pop jams with inscrutable lyrics? A whole day? What? In the entire history of American indie rock, Robert Pollard might be the least unproductive figure out there. (He’s also not terribly funky, but that claim is probably a little more disputable.) And yet Pollard’s band Guided By Voices have just released a song called “Unproductive Funk” as the single from their just-announced new album.
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Guided by Voices: Robert Pollard, Circus Devils Prep New LPs
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Robert Pollard completists, prepare to update your spreadsheets and add a new display case to your “Uncle Bob” room. In keeping with his prolific rep, the Guided By Voices frontman will (flying) kick out six new releases under his various guises between now and February, culminating in a new GBV album early next year. Deep [...]
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Guided by Voices: – “Flunky Minnows”
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The insanely prolific Guided By Voices will release a brand new LP English Little League, a follow-up to January’s Down By The Racetrack EP. Here’s “Funky Minnows,” quick and quirky, like most of the best GBV tracks, a little bit about love, a little bit about the thrill of a microscope — Robert ...
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Down: Counting Down: Guided By Voices Albums From Worst To Best
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I grew up in Columbus, OH, only a Pabst-splash away from Guided By Voices’ hometown, Dayton. Yet I found out about Guided by Voices like much of the rest of America, through SPIN Magazine and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, partly because I was still pretty young during GBV’s first decade of output, and partly because [...]
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Guided by Voices: Releasing New Album in April
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Guided By Voices have set an April 30th release date for their new studio album, English Little League
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Guided by Voices: – “Copy Zero”
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The reunited Guided By Voices somehow released three full-length albums over the course of 2012; evidently, they couldn’t wait to get back to their absurdly-prolific fighting weight. And they’re already planning a new release: An EP called Down By The Racetrack, arriving next week. Check out one of its tracks, the wistful and...
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